CO₂ emissions by sector in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: CO₂ emissions by sector was 200,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions by sector in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 200,000 tonnes for co₂ emissions by sector in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions by sector in Papua New Guinea peaked at 200,000 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60,000 tonnes, in 1995.
Papua New Guinea ranks 127th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,000 tonnes | 60,000 tonnes | 80,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,000 tonnes | 70,000 tonnes | 150,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,000 tonnes | 129,999 tonnes | 180,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,000 tonnes | 180,000 tonnes | 200,000 tonnes | 4 |
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More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Population, total 10.76 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.1% (2025)
- Urban population 1.70 million (2025)
- Urban population 15.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.7891 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 209.71 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.7891 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.7891 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions by sector in Papua New Guinea?
- Co₂ emissions by sector in Papua New Guinea was 200,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 200,000 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,000 tonnes in 1995.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for co₂ emissions by sector?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes.